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Journal of Neurovirology Volume 15, 2009 - Issue 2
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Case Reports

Varicella zoster virus meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia in the absence of rash in an immunocompetent woman

Ali A Habib Department of Neurology, New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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Don Gilden Departments of Neurology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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D Scott Schmid National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Joseph E Safdieh Department of Neurology, New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
Pages 206-208 | Received 21 Oct 2008, Published online: 10 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

We report varicella-zoster virus (VZV) meningitis in a healthy adult woman with no antecedent rash and with hypoglycorrhachia. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination revealed the presence of VZV DNA, anti-VZV immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody, and intrathecal production of anti-VZV IgG antibody.

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